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DELEGATE MEMBER PROFILES Russia, Poland & Czech Republic 31 August – 11 September Profile of Delegates Full Name of Person Mr. Girish Chandra Murmu, IAS Company / Organization Government of Gujarat Name Designation Principal Secretary to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat Address Swarnim Sankul-1, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. Contact Details [email protected] Delegate Profile Mr. Girish Chandra Murmu, IAS, is Principal Secretary to the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat. Mr. Murmu completed his graduation in Economics and Political Science and did his post-graduation in Political Science. He also holds a Post Graduate qualification in Business Management in Public Service f rom Birmingham University, U.K. Mr. Murmu has extensive experience in the banking sector and handling of NBFCs. He worked briefly in various banks like Andhra Bank, State Bank of India and Reserve Bank of India before joining the Administrative Services in 1985. As an IAS Officer he has vast experience in Policy planning and Policy making, Land Revenue Administrat ion, Rural Sector Development, Regulatory and Law & Order administration. Mr. Murmu served as the Commissioner of Geology and Mining and as the Managing Director of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation gaining a cquaintance in Mines and Minerals sector. As Commissioner of Relief and Secretary Revenue he has efficiently handled various disasters like flood, cyclone and earthquakes. Mr. Murmu also serves as the director in various sta te owned PSU companies like Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd., Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd., Gujarat Venture Fund Ltd., Gujarat Informatics Ltd. among others. He is also the Chairman of Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Ltd. (Reliance Industries Limited Group) Mr. Girish Chandra Murmu is the convener of this delegation. Full Name of Person Mr. Rupinder Singh Sodhi Company / Organization Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Name Federation Ltd. (Amul) (www.amul.com ) Designation Managing Director Address Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, PO Box 10, Amul Dairy Road, Anand 388 001, Gujarat, India Contact Details [email protected] / [email protected] Company Profile The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Anand (Amul) is the largest food products marketing organization of India and INR.11700 Crores (2.4 billion dollar) entity. It is the apex organization of the Dairy Cooperatives of Gujarat. Gujarat has been a pioneer in organizing dairy cooperatives and this success has not only been emulated in India but serves as a model for the rest of th e World. Over the last six and a half decades, Dairy Cooperatives in Gujarat have created an economic network that links more than 3.2 million village milk producers with millions of consumers in India and abroad through a cooperative system that includes more than 16,117 Village Dairy Cooperative Societies (VDCS) at the village level, affiliated to 17 District Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions at the District level and GCMMF at the State level. These cooperatives collect on an average 111 million litres o f milk per day from their producer members, more than 70% of whom are small, marginal farmers and landless laborers and include a sizeable population of tribal folk and people belonging to the scheduled castes. Delegate Profile Mr. R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., (GCMMF Ltd), Anand Gujarat, is the first-batch alumnus from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Mr. Sodhi became the Managing Director of Amul India Ltd. in 2010, prior to which he served as Amul India’s Chief General Manager from June 2004 to June 2010. He has been with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) for over 30 years. He played a pivotal role in creating the GCMMF structure and has rich exper ience in Marketing and Sales function within the dairy industry. He has been responsible for enabling the organization to retain its dominance in the Indian Dairy Industry. Mr. Sodhi has been instrumental in taking brand 'Amul' to greater heights that it has scaled today. He has put in place key business processes which ensure smooth and seamlessly integrated functioning of a mega organization. Mr. Sodhi has also been a Non-Executive Nominee Director at Kaira Can Company Limited. He has spoken at many International and national seminars, including events at Harvard Business School and Ismaili Economic Forum, Dubai. He has also been a guest faculty at ISB Hyderabad and IIM Ahmedabad. Focus Sectors / Areas of Interest Dairy &Food Processing Full Name of Person Mr. Zarir N. Langrana Company / Organization Tata Chemicals Limited Name (www.tatachemicals.com) Designation Chief Operating Officer – Chemicals (India) Address Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 Contact Details [email protected] Company Profile Part of the USD 83.5 bn Tata Group, Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) is a global company with interests in businesses that focus on LIFE — Living, Industrial and Farm Essentials. Through its Living Essentials portfolio the company has positively impacted the l ives of millions of Indians. Tata Chemicals is the pioneer and market leader in India's branded Iodized salt segment. With the introduction of an innovative, low-cost, nanotechnology based water purifier; it is providing affordable, safe drinking water to the masses. The company's Industry Essentials product range provides key ingredients to some of the world's largest manufacturers of glass, detergents and other industrial products. Tata Chemicals currently is the world's second largest producer of soda as h with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. Starting April 1st 2011, these key international subsidiaries have been rebranded as Tata Chemicals Europe Limited, Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited, Tata Chemicals South Africa Pty Li mited, Tata Chemicals North America Inc., and Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) partners. With its Farming Essentials portfolio the company has carved a niche in India as a crop nutrients provider. Delegate Profile Mr. Zarir N. Langrana is an Economics Graduate from the University of Madras and holds a Post Graduate qualification in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur; he has attended advanced executive development programs at Harvard Business School and other institutions. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Chemical SBU of Tata Chemicals and is responsible for its operations and growth in India. Till recently he headed the Global Marketing & Strategy function overseeing and directing all sales & marketing plans, developments, growth and new product activities and processes in these two areas for its Global Chemicals Business across the four continents where it operates. In addition, he has lead the post-merger integration programs within the Chem ical SBU. Prior to this assignment he headed the Corporate Strategy & Business Development function and was a key player in the global inorganic growth of the SBU and in the M&A process. He has been with Tata Chemicals for over twenty five years having bee n inducted through the Tata Administrative Service. He has in the past worked within the Accounts, Finance and Project Management functions in Tata Chemicals. He has extensively traveled in India and abroad meeting a wide variety of customers and associate s in the Industry. He is an active participant in various Industry and Trade Associations in the country and abroad. Focus Sectors / Areas of Interest Chemicals Full Name of Person Mr. Hemant Desai Company / Organization Reliance Industries Limited (www.ril.com ) Name Designation President - Commercial & Corporate Affairs Address 1st Floor, Anand Mahal Buidling-1 Opp. Shreeji Arcade, Anand Mahal Road Adajan, Surat -395 009 Gujarat India. Contact Details [email protected] Company Profile The Reliance Group, founded by Dhirubhai H. Ambani (1932-2002), is India's largest private sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. Group's annual revenues are in excess of USD 66 billion. The flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company and is the largest private sector company in India. Backward vertical integration has been the cornerstone of the evolution and gro wth of Reliance. Starting with textiles in the late seventies, Reliance pursued a strategy of backward vertical integration - in polyester, fibre intermediates, plastics, petrochemicals, petroleum refining and oil and gas exploration and production - to be fully integrated along the materials and energy value chain. The Group's activities span exploration and production of oil and gas, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals (polyester, fibre intermediates, plastics and chemicals), textiles, retail , infotel and special economic zones. Reliance enjoys global leadership in its businesses, being the largest polyester yarn and fibre producer in the world and among the top five to ten producers in the world in major petrochemical products. Delegate Profile Mr. Hemant Desai is currently President (Commercial & Corporate Affairs) of the flagship company viz. Reliance Industries Ltd. and is part of the Core Corporate Leadership Team of the Reliance Group in Gujarat which has supported diverse corporate initiatives including Man-made Fibres Business, Hazira Petrochemicals Complex, Jamnagar Refinery, SEZ, Port Development, Gas Pipeline, Petroleum Retail, Telecom, Retail, 4 th Generation Broadband Network